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Hannover Fair preview: Lenze’s Nupano bridges IT and OT worlds

Design World

Mechanical and plant engineering is an important industry, many well-paid jobs depend on it in Europe. To be competitive in the long term, it needs knowledge of production processes, physics and digital tools for new business models. European machines sell all over the world. However, margins are low and often one-off. Mechanical engineering needs new,… The post Hannover Fair preview: Lenze’s Nupano bridges IT and OT worlds appeared first on Design World.

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Automating Process Control Alarm Response

Automation World

With its D/3 Distributed Control System, NovaTech addresses the processing industry’s adoption of a standards-based approach to alarm management to avoid alarm flooding.

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RBTX robotics marketplace now available in 18 countries

Design World

igus, a manufacturer of motion plastics, is expanding its broad range of low-cost automation solutions, reflecting the company’s determination to lower the barriers to entering the automation age. The robotics marketplace helps interested parties find the right automation solution for their individual application as easily, quickly, and cost-effectively as possible.

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PACTware 6.1 Now Supports FDT3 and Expands Device Integration Model 

Gary Mintchell

Still catching up on news I learned at ARC Industry Forum in early February. This one is expansion of the device integration model enabled by the latest version of FDT. Earlier, I wrote about Migrating to FDT 3. I sat in a couple of sessions where a senior engineer at a consumer packaged goods company pleaded with suppliers to make integrating and applying technologies more user-friendly.

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Modernizing MES: A Guide for Complex Manufacturers Adapting to Industry 4.0

As engineers push the boundaries of innovation with groundbreaking hardware products, their success depends largely on the speed and efficiency of production. The challenge? Manual processes and disparate systems lead to multiple versions of documents, incomplete records, and duplicated work, creating a chaotic system of records that is difficult to manage.

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Hannover Fair preview: Festo’s PhotoBionicCell and its automated cultivation of biomass

Design World

Algae are small climate savers. Even in their natural state they are extremely efficient photosynthesizers and absorb ten times more carbon dioxide (CO₂) than land plants. In bioreactors equipped with appropriate sensors, control technology and automation, the efficiency of algae can be increased to a hundred times that of land plants. This shows that they… The post Hannover Fair preview: Festo’s PhotoBionicCell and its automated cultivation of biomass appeared first on Design World.

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Thousands of new EV chargepoints to be installed across England

E&T

UK drivers will benefit from an additional £56m in public and industry funding for increasing electric vehicle (EV) charging points across the country. A total of 2,400 new chargepoints will be installed in locations such as Cumbria, Norfolk, Oxfordshire and West Sussex, the DfT has announced, as part of the 'Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure' (LEVI) pilot scheme.

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Top 5 Use Cases of AI in Manufacturing Value Chain

Dinesh Mishra

AI is a game-changer for enterprises. From risk analysis to operations, it has the potential to transform almost every aspect of how companies handle their business. However, when it comes to something as expansive and complicated as machine intelligence, it becomes important to make sure that the technology is deployed in the right way and only across areas where maximum value can be attained.

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Emerson Software helps intermountain power agency deliver carbon-free power

Design World

Emerson has been selected to automate operations at Intermountain Power Agency’s IPP Renewed power plant, a regional energy hub that uses renewable energy resources. Emerson’s power industry expertise and hydrogen production experience as an automation supplier to the adjacent Mitsubishi Power Advanced Clean Energy Storage hub will help the Intermountain Power Agency increase safety, decrease… The post Emerson Software helps intermountain power agency deliver carbon-free power appeared fir

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How to Optimize Operator Efficiency on Any Shop Floor

Modern Machine Shop

Reader Question: John, what is the average number of CNC machines that one operator can effectively run? We seem to have become complacent with throughput, yet orders are backed up, and I don’t know if it’s a staffing issue or an efficiency issue. I look out on the shop and see more idle equipment than I care to see. Photo Credit: Way of the Mill LLC Miller’s Answer: This is a difficult question to answer with a simple number.

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Government launches energy efficiency taskforce with 2030 target

E&T

The taskforce will create a plan on how the UK can reduce total energy demand from buildings and industry by 15 per cent by 2030 when compared to 2021 levels. According to the Odyssee-Mure Project, which monitors efficiency trends in Europe, energy efficiency for UK consumers improved by around 30 per cent between 2000 and 2018 - around 1.6 per cent per year.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Bio-PP Capacity Beckons in USA

Plastics Today

Following Braskem’s announcement of potential production of carbon-negative bio-based polypropylene (PP) in the United States, start-up Citroniq also has major plans to produce PP based on bio-ethanol in Kansas.

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3D Measurement System Assesses Performance of BMW GT3 Race Car

Metrology

In motorsports, a measurement system must be able to provide accurate information about the condition of a race vehicle very quickly so that engineering teams can optimize both their designs The post 3D Measurement System Assesses Performance of BMW GT3 Race Car appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Omya to Distribute Trinseo Automotive Styrenic Resins in North America

Plastics Today

Trinseo’s Magnum ABS resins are produced using continuous mass polymerization manufacturing technology, reportedly resulting in superior properties compared with emulsion ABS.

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Algoma Steel installs first structural columns for its electric arc steel shop

Canadian Manufacturing

SAULT STE. MARIE — Algoma Steel Group Inc., a Canadian producer of hot and cold rolled steel sheet and plate products, announced on Feb. 16 that the Company installed the first structural steel columns this week at its electric arc steelmaking facility (EAF) in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada and Ontario Premier Doug Ford visited the site to commemorate the project milestone.

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5 Ways New Manufacturing Companies Are Accelerating Innovation

Next-gen manufacturers are redesigning factories to enable agility at every stage of production. From more timely communication between engineers and technicians to technologies that empower real-time collaboration, they’re getting ahead by making iterations and improvements during a build, across the production line at scale. This level of flexibility means they can develop more quickly than their legacy counterparts.

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‘Criminal’ use of plastic by police at crime scenes under investigation

E&T

Veteran crime scene investigator Becci Henderson is carrying out the study as part of her PhD at the University of Portsmouth in a bid to reduce the amount of plastic waste used by police when cordoning off and investigating serious crimes. Henderson, who worked as a crime scene investigator (CSI) for 22 years, said that each evidence exhibit generated an average of 55g of plastic waste, with one crime scene creating more than 2kg of waste.

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Optimizing the Wealth Management Onboarding Process

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

As our lives have become more digital and our preference for digital services increased, banks have responded by focusing a significant amount of time and attention on the digital customer… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Create the Right Technical Foundation for a Powerful Online Marketplace

Seeburger

The Covid pandemic has caused online trade to skyrocket into new dimensions, but also new uncertainties. In order to become or to remain successful, more traders are opening up their established e-commerce platforms as a marketplace for third party offerings.

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Material Insights: Congress debates plastics legislation; growth slows for bottled water

Plastics News

Bottled water consumption is slowing, but it’s still growing, according to the latest data. Also, in our February Plastics in Politics Live, Steve Toloken recaps the plastics legislation in Congress.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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‘E-CPR’ service could help hospital save more lives

E&T

London's Harefield Hospital is currently treating some inpatients with a new type of “advanced” CPR which involves hooking up patients to an artificial lung machine. Now the hospital is looking to make the technology accessible to many more people. In a new service, pe ople who suffer a cardiac arrest could be offered E-CPR if they do not respond to traditional CPR.

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Economic data is full of drama. What does that mean for plastics?

Plastics News

Economics Editor Bill Wood: The trick going forward is to tease out the signals from the noise. The push and pull relationship between demand and prices during the past three years will take years to understand completely.

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The big picture: The human factors in technology adoption

Automation Mag

T he forces that impact technology adoption in an established industry mirror the forces affecting any change management initiative. In past columns, we explored why technology is important to the manufacturing industry and how collaboration and strategic investment can help companies evolve, even in uncertain economic conditions. In this column, we will examine the human factors that impact the rate and success of technology adoption.

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PLCnext Community Gets Beehind Next-gen Smart Hive Technology

Control.com

The Beehyve project from the PLCnext Community leverages swarm intelligence from challenge participants to help create smart hives for promoting bee health and care.

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How Legacy Tools Are Failing Inventive Manufacturing Engineers

Bringing new and improved products to market takes more than just good ideas. It requires agile, iterative production, and real-time collaboration. Most manufacturers recognize the risk of not adapting, but they’re hampered by technologies like MES that haven’t kept up with the pace of hardware innovation. As new manufacturers enter the market with technologically progressive ways of building at scale, existing manufacturers must adapt to stay relevant.

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Where Mold Manufacturing and Plastics Processing Connect

Mold Making Technology

Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) is a trade show created to connect the entire North American plastics market under one roof, featuring a robust, pavilioned exhibit hall, free education and demonstrations and countless networking opportunities. The feedback from its 2022 debut revealed that the plastics supply chain is eager to reconnect and do business face-to-face once again.

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Magnis Energy joins hand with Tesla for three-year graphite deal

AU Manufacturing

Magnis Energy Technologies has entered into a binding off-take agreement with Tesla for the supply of anode active materials (AAM) beginning in February 2025. Under the deal, Tesla plans to purchase a minimum of 17,500 tonnes per annum (tpa) starting from February 2025, and the automaker has an option for a maximum of 35,000tpa for a minimum three-year term at a fixed price.

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Omron Automation adds Xigent Automation Systems as Certified Systems Integrator partner

Automation Mag

Omron Automation Americas added Xigent Automation Systems as a new partner in its Certified Systems Integrator program. Based in Ohio, Xigent offers custom assembly and test systems for the production floor across North America and beyond. Xigent Automation Systems has been collaborating with Omron in developing fully integrated assembly and testing systems.

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Engel Delivers Its Largest-Ever Molding Machines to US Company

Plastics Today

Getting the 8,000-ton machines from Austria to the Infiltrator Water Technologies plant in Kentucky was a logistical challenge.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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RV manufacturing flourishes with promising 2022 figures

AU Manufacturing

The Caravan Industry Association of Australia has released RV manufacturing and import figures for 2022, with nearly 50,000 new registrations recorded and 28,031 new units sold in Australia up 17.1 per cent compared to the previous year. Australians also increased their import purchases by 8.4 per cent to 20,498, marking an all-time high in the rate of new caravans entering the market.

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Material Handling Solutions Fit for New England’s Pharma and High Tech Manufacturing

Bastian Solution

The New England area is well known as a center for academics, medicine, and high-tech manufacturing. The concentration of notable academic institutions is a big factor in the concentration of companies providing pharmaceutical and high-tech manufacturing. Each of New England’s leading industries requires unique considerations. For this post, let’s take a look at the pharmaceutical industry, specifically.

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ARB Corp revenue slips 5.1% amid vehicle availability disruptions

AU Manufacturing

ARB Corporation Limited is in the red in its latest first-half earnings report, posting a 5.1 per cent sales revenue decline to $340.9 million compared with the prior period as vehicle availability continues to constrain sales in Australia and the United Kingdom. On a positive note, the second quarter of 1H FY2023 was slightly ahead of the previous corresponding quarter, an improvement on the 10 per cent decline in the first quarter reported at the company’s 2022 annual general meeting.

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Southworth International Group Inc. appoints Dr. Mirka Wilderer to its board of directors

Modern Materials Handling

Dr. Wilderer, one the top female executives in the water industry, will bring unique knowledge and fresh perspective to board of SIGI, which is known for its ergonomic vertical positioning equipment.

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Mastering Digital Transformation: Your Guide to a Successful MES Implementation

70% of digital transformation projects fail (BCG, 2020). In an industry where most large software implementations falter, we recognize the importance of planning, optimization, and execution. With over 25 years of industry experience and countless successful implementations, MASS Group is opening the vault of tips and tricks to provide a complimentary step-by-step guide in implementing a Work-In-Progress (WIP) tracking software.